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ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
The Calamity • 11 verses • Meccan
القارعة
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ
فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ
فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ
Al-Qari'ah names the Day when people will be like scattered moths and mountains like carded wool, then hangs every destiny on the scale: whoever's deeds weigh heavy will have a pleasant life, and whoever's weigh light — his refuge will be an abyss of blazing fire, Hawiyah.
Al-Qari'ah (القارعة) means "The Calamity" in English. It is chapter 101 of the Holy Quran.
Surah Al-Qari'ah has 11 verses (ayat). It appears on pages 600 to 600 of the mushaf.
Surah Al-Qari'ah is a Makki surah, revealed in Makkah before the Prophet's ﷺ migration to Madinah.
Al-Qari'ah names the Day when people will be like scattered moths and mountains like carded wool, then hangs every destiny on the scale: whoever's deeds weigh heavy will have a pleasant life, and whoever's weigh light — his refuge will be an abyss of blazing fire, Hawiyah.